Term Name: hypohyal bone
Synonyms: hypohyals
Definition: Hypohyals are the most anterior of the bilaterally paired ventral hyoid arch elements. The two hypohyals in zebrafish ossify at the anterodorsal and anteroventral tips of the ceratohyal cartilages; no separate hypohyal cartilages are present.
Appears at: Unknown
Evident until: Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001381]

Relationships
develops from: ceratohyal cartilage
is part of: ventral hyoid arch
is a type of: endochondral bone
has subtype: dorsal hypohyal bone ventral hypohyal bone

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